Lord Brahmā, the supreme person within this universe, said: My dear Priyavrata, kindly hear attentively what I shall say to you. Do not be jealous of the Supreme Lord, who is beyond our experimental measurements. All of us, including Lord Śiva, your father and the great sage Mahārṣi Nārada, must carry out the order of the Supreme. We cannot deviate from His order.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
श्रीभगवानुवाच । निबोध तातेदमृतं ब्रवीमि मासूयितुं देवमर्हस्यप्रमेयम् । वयं भवस्ते तत एष महर्षि- र्वहाम सर्वे विवशा यस्य दिष्टम्
śrībhagavānuvāca | nibodha tātedamṛtaṃ bravīmi māsūyituṃ devamarhasyaprameyam | vayaṃ bhavaste tata eṣa maharṣi- rvahāma sarve vivaśā yasya diṣṭam
SB 5.1.11